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Dow Chemical begins construction of new world-scale ethylene production facility in Texas June 30

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Dow Texas Operations in Freeport, Texas, is The Dow Chemical Co.'s largest integrated manufacturing site worldwide and the largest chemical complex in North America with more than 4,200 employees and 3,800 contractors on site daily.
(Courtesy | The Dow Chemical Co.)

"When combined with our on-purpose propylene PDH project, which is more than 30 percent complete, this ethylene production facility takes Dow yet another step closer to realizing the full financial benefit of our Gulf Coast investment effort," Jim Fitterling, executive vice president, feedstocks, energy and performance plastics, said in a prepared statement.

"This investment will connect cost-advantaged raw materials to many of the Company's highest-margin downstream businesses — including performance plastics — businesses that also consistently deliver a high return on invested capital. Once fully operational, our Gulf Coast investments are projected to deliver an estimated $2.5 billion in EBITDA and will serve as a solid base for long-term growth while further strengthening Dow's market competitiveness."

Earlier this year, Dow officials announced plans to build a state-of-the-art research and development facility in Texas called The Texas Innovation Center.

Dow Texas Operations in Freeport is the company's largest integrated manufacturing site worldwide and the largest chemical complex in North America with more than 4,200 employees and 3,800 contractors on site daily, the release states.

— Heather Jordan covers business for MLive/The Saginaw News/The Bay City Times. She can be reached at 989-450-2652 or hjordan@mlive.com. Follow her on Twitter and Facebook.